THE ROYAL COURTYARD - Matatiele

The Royal Courtyard offers air-conditioned rooms with a seating area, flat-screen TV with satellite channels, safety deposit box, and a private bathroom with shower, free toiletries, and hairdryer. Rooms come with a fridge and kettle. Some rooms include a balcony with mountain views. Select rooms have patios with mountain views. All units have electric blankets and a tea-making setup.

The hotel serves a buffet, continental, or halal breakfast. Its restaurant offers African cuisine. The chef provides home-style meals with sides, drinks, and dessert. Breakfast and dinner are available. The hotel offers kids' meals, special diet menus, and packed lunches on request. Self-catering kitchen facilities are available in some rooms.

The hotel has a spa and wellness centre offering back massage, beauty services, body treatments, body wrap, facial treatments, foot bath, foot massage, full body massage, hair colouring, hand massage, head massage, manicure, pedicure, waxing services, and massage chair. It also includes a golf course. Facilities include BBQ facilities, a shared kitchen, and a business centre.

The Royal Courtyard is in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, 600 metres from Matatiele Museum and 7.8 km from Mountain Lake Nature Reserve. It is near the Drakensberg mountain range. The hotel provides secure private parking with access control gates. Mthatha Airport is 227 km away. Onsite parking includes covered parking.

The hotel offers a business centre with three conference rooms, white boards, and data projectors. Free WiFi is available throughout. Services include daily housekeeping, dry cleaning, ironing, laundry, room service, concierge, 24-hour security, and CCTV. Guests can use a shared kitchen, fax/photocopying, and meeting/banquet facilities. The hotel offers key card access and safety deposit boxes. Staff are noted for friendly service.